Take a look at the most-read stories from last week (Jan 8-14) with recap and links:
1. PM happy to see traffic gridlock: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her happiness at seeing the huge traffic congestion in the capital yesterday, which was largely created because of a ruling party rally.
2. Bangladesh transforms despite its vicious politics: Bangladesh’s social, economic, and political development is one of the great success stories of the past 25 years
3. Bangladesh most hopeful country globally: Bangladesh is the most hopeful among 68 countries in the world, according to a ranking published by the Gallup International.
4. Next Ijtema on Jan 9-11, 16-18: The first phase of the BiswaIjtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after Hajj, will be held from January 9-11 and its second phase will be held from January 16-18, in 2015.
5. New pay scale for Armed Forces proposed: The Armed Forces’ Pay Committee 2013 has submitted its recommendation to the finance minister, outlining Tk1 lakh as the maximum basic pay for the Armed Forces.
6. Big earthquake coming, warn Indian experts: The experts of Indian Union Home Ministry's disaster management have warned of a bigger catastrophe, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale which may hit the already ruptured Himalayan region.
7. The Russia-Turkey animosity: Who wins?: The recent shooting of a Russian combat aircraft by Turkey has prompted Russia to undertake retaliatory steps against them.
